Best of Boston

Six of local artist and designer Tony Corey’s gorgeous ties recently fetched $1,700 at the Fenway Community Health Center’s silent auction. And it’s no wonder. Many of the ties, woven from silk in Italy, in various abstract and equestrian designs and hand-sewn in Worcester, are not only beautiful but also benefit various causes such as breast-cancer research, AIDS research, and retired-from-racing greyhounds.